Recent climate warming drives ecological change in a remote high-Arctic lake

• Main Authors: Woelders, L., Lenaerts, J.T.M., Hagemans, K., Akkerman, K., van Hoof, T., Hoek, W.Z.
• Other Authors: Palaeo-ecologie, Marine palynology and palaeoceanography, Geomorfologie, Coastal dynamics, Fluvial systems and Global change
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Lake; Barentsøya; Svalbard; Climate change; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/369763

The high Arctic is the fastest warming region on Earth, evidenced by extreme near-surface temperature increase in non-summer seasons, recent rapid sea ice decline and permafrost melting since the early 1990’s. Understanding the impact of climate change on the sensitive Arctic ecosystem to climate ch...